The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres
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The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres

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The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres

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This textbook describes the equipment, observational techniques, and analysis used in the investigation of stellar photospheres. Now in its fourth edition, the text has been thoroughly updated and revised to be more accessible to students. New figures have been added to illustrate key concepts, while diagrams have been redrawn and refreshed throughout. The book starts by developing the tools of analysis, and then demonstrates how they can be applied. Topics covered include radiation transfer, models of stellar photospheres, spectroscopic equipment, how to observe stellar spectra, and techniques for measuring stellar temperatures, radii, surface gravities, chemical composition, velocity fields, and rotation rates. Up-to-date results for real stars are included. Written for starting graduate students or advanced undergraduates, this textbook also includes a wealth of reference material useful to researchers. eBook formats include color imagery while print formats are greyscale only; a wide selection of the color images are available online.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Contents
  6. Preface to the First Edition
  7. Preface to the Second Edition
  8. Preface to the Third Edition
  9. Preface to the Fourth Edition
  10. 1 Background
  11. 2 Fourier Transforms
  12. 3 Spectroscopic Tools
  13. 4 Light Detectors
  14. 5 Radiation Terms and Definitions
  15. 6 The Black Body and Its Radiation
  16. 7 Energy Transport in Stellar Photospheres
  17. 8 The Continuous Absorption Coefficient
  18. 9 The Model Photosphere
  19. 10 Analysis of Stellar Continua
  20. 11 The Line Absorption Coefficient
  21. 12 The Measurement of Spectral Lines
  22. 13 The Behavior of Spectral Lines
  23. 14 The Measurement of Stellar Radii and Temperatures
  24. 15 The Measurement of Surface Gravity
  25. 16 The Measurement of Chemical Composition
  26. 17 Velocity Fields in Stellar Photospheres
  27. 18 Stellar Rotation
  28. Appendix A Useful Constants
  29. Appendix B Approximate Physical Parameters of Stars
  30. Appendix C Atomic Data
  31. Appendix D The Strongest Lines in the Solar Spectrum
  32. Appendix E Computation of Random Errors
  33. Index